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The Black Lens, Spokane's Black newspaper, will return in February
Tribune via AOL· 6 months agoDec. 2—Spokane's only Black newspaper is set to relaunch early next year — this time with a much wider distribution and a new website. After a two-year hiatus, the first edition of the new Black ...
Spokane lawyer, former congressional candidate Natasha Hill announced as editor of relaunched Black...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 2—Natasha Hill had not been involved in activism until she found herself with a bullhorn at the front of a Spokane Black Lives Matter march in the summer of 2020. "I was focused on my career ...
Spokane Businesses, Including No-Li Brewhouse, Help Save The Community’s Only-Black Owned Newspaper,...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJohn and Cindy Bryant, the owners of No-Li Brewhouse in Spokane, Washington, are stepping up to save the only Black newspaper in their community. The couple have joined dozens of other local ...
The Black Lens returns with celebrations, hope
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 3—Spokane's Black newspaper has returned after a two-year hiatus. "This is a voice for the Black community here in Spokane to tell stories, to share news and events from their perspective ...
Spokane civil rights activist Sandy Williams was aboard plane that crashed in Puget Sound
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 6—The civil rights activist who founded a community center and Black newspaper in Spokane was aboard the plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in the Puget Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed ...
Civil rights activist celebrating her birthday among ten killed in Puget Sound plane crash
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCivil rights activist Sandy Williams has been named as one of ten people who died in Washington...
No-Li donates to the Black Lens, challenging others to as well: 'This is important to us and our...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 13—When the return of The Black Lens was announced in spring 2023 — this time as a nonprofit — a wide-ranging group of local families, regional organizations and businesses quickly sprung ...
Northwest Passages hosting its third annual Spokane Black Voices Symposium Thursday
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 31—In light of Black History Month and the Sunday relaunch of the Black Lens newspaper, the Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages is hosting its third annual Spokane Black Voices Symposium ...
Sandy Williams left a legacy with the Black Lens newspaper. Now, a new fund will relaunch its...
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 7—This past week, a wide-ranging group of local families, regional organizations, businesses and institutions announced the formation of the Sandy Williams Black Lens fund, hosted at the ...
Spokane celebrates Juneteenth: Here are several events to be held this weekend
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 16—Several Spokane organizations are hosting Juneteenth events this weekend and Monday. The federal holiday, which is Monday, commemorates the effective end of slavery in the U.S. Celebrated ...